Connect to Cisco VPN server from FreeBSD?

[Ash]

Scott Mitchell wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> As in the subject - has anyone managed to get a FreeBSD machine to connect
> to a Cisco VPN server, using IPSec and 2-factor authentication (password +
> SecurID card)?  My employer has been acquired by another company, and this
> will soon be the only remote-access method available.  Linux client
> software exists, but given that it relies on a kernel module I'm not
> holding out much hope of it working.  The security/vpnc port looks like it
> might be useful.  No idea if racoon + FreeBSD native IPSec can be persuaded
> to do the SecurID authentication.
> 
> I would try all these things myself, except I don't have any account
> details for the server yet.  I really don't want to keep a Linux or Windows
> machine around just to connect to the office...
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> 
> 	Scott
> 

I have not personally used this, however I have had reports of users 
connecting to a Cisco VPN 3000 box that I administered at one point with 
the following client:

http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~massar/vpnc/


-Ash